Touch display substrate and touch display device

ABSTRACT

The disclosure provides a touch display substrate and a touch display device. The touch display substrate includes: a substrate; a plurality of ultrasonic sensors disposed on the substrate; and one ultrasonic generator disposed on the substrate. The ultrasonic generator has a plurality of openings, and at least one of the plurality of ultrasonic sensors is disposed in at least one of the openings.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This is a Bypass Continuation of PCT/CN2018/075758, filed on Feb. 8,2018, an application claiming the benefit of priority to Chinese PatentApplication No. 201710586468.7 filed on Jul. 18, 2017, the contents ofwhich are incorporated herein in their entirety by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to the field of touch displaytechnologies, and in particular, to a touch display substrate and atouch display device.

BACKGROUND

When divided by type, touch screens mainly includes a resistive touchscreen, an ultrasonic touch screen, an infrared touch screen, and acapacitive touch screen. The principle for the ultrasonic touch screenis to sense a touched position, using an ultrasonic wave propagating ona surface of a medium, when the energy and shape of the ultrasonic waveare changed due to contact of an object.

The ultrasonic sensing structure in existing ultrasonic touch screensmainly includes two major parts, that is, an ultrasonic generator and anultrasonic receiving device. The ultrasonic generator generally includesan upper electrode and a lower electrode, and a piezoelectric materiallayer disposed between the upper electrode and the lower electrode. Whena voltage signal of a certain frequency is applied across the upper andlower electrodes, the intermediate piezoelectric material layerundergoes a regular deformation in accordance with the frequency of theelectrical signal, thereby causing the air to vibrate to generate soundwaves. When the frequency reaches a certain level, ultrasonic waves aregenerated. The ultrasonic receiving device generally includes an upperelectrode and a lower electrode, and a piezoelectric material layerdisposed between the upper electrode and the lower electrode. When airvibration due to the sound waves causes the piezoelectric material layerof the ultrasonic receiving device to undergo a corresponding regulardeformation, the upper electrode and the lower electrode of theultrasonic receiving device can sense a regular electrical signal.

SUMMARY

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According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a touch displaysubstrate is provided, which includes: a substrate, a plurality ofultrasonic sensors disposed on the substrate, and one ultrasonicgenerator disposed on the substrate, wherein at least one of theultrasonic generator has a plurality of openings, and the plurality ofultrasonic sensors is disposed in at least one of the plurality ofopenings.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the ultrasonicgenerator and the ultrasonic sensors may be disposed substantially in asame layer.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the touch displaysubstrate may include a plurality of pixels arranged in an array and aperipheral area surrounding the plurality of pixels, and each of theplurality of openings corresponds to each of the plurality of openings.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of theultrasonic sensors may include a data electrode, a bias electrode, and asensing piezoelectric layer disposed between the data electrode and thebias electrode, and the ultrasonic generator may include an upperelectrode, a lower electrode, and a generating piezoelectric layerdisposed between the upper electrode and the lower electrode.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the data electrodeand the lower electrode are disposed substantially in a same layer andare electrically insulated from each other, and the bias electrode andthe upper electrode are disposed substantially in a same layer and areelectrically insulated from each other. Alternatively, the dataelectrode and the upper electrode are disposed substantially in a samelayer and are electrically insulated from each other, and the biaselectrode and the lower electrode are disposed substantially in a samelayer and are electrically insulated from each other.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the sensing piezoelectriclayer and the generating piezoelectric layer may be disposedsubstantially in a same layer.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of theplurality of pixels may include a plurality of sub-pixels, theultrasonic sensor and the sub-pixels are arranged in an array, and theultrasonic generator has a grid-shaped distribution.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of theplurality of pixels may include a plurality of sub-pixels, and a blackmatrix is disposed around the sub-pixels, wherein an orthographicprojection area of each of the ultrasonic sensors on the substrate isless than or equal to an orthographic projection area of a grid line ofthe black matrix on the substrate, and an orthographic projection areaof the ultrasonic generator on the substrate is less than or equal to anorthographic projection area of the plurality of pixels on thesubstrate.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of thesub-pixels and each of the ultrasonic sensors may be respectivelydisposed on two opposite surfaces of the substrate.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the touch displaysubstrate may further include a glass substrate provided with a TFT,wherein the sub-pixels and the black matrix are disposed on one side ofthe glass substrate, and the ultrasonic generator and the ultrasonicsensors are disposed on the other surface of the glass substrate.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a touch displaydevice is further provided, which includes a touch display substrateaccording to the present disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view illustrating a touch display substrateaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A′ of FIG. 1;

FIGS. 3 to 5 are schematic diagrams illustrating a structure of a touchdisplay substrate according to another embodiment of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a driving principle of atouch display substrate according to an embodiment of the presentdisclosure; and

FIGS. 7 to 8 are schematic diagrams illustrating a structure of a touchdisplay substrate according to another embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

For better understanding of the technical solutions of the presentdisclosure by those skilled in the art, the present disclosure will befurther described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanyingdrawings and specific embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view illustrating a touch display substrateaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 2 is across-sectional view taken along line A-A′ of FIG. 1.

As illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, a touch display substrate according toan embodiment of the present disclosure may include a substrate 100, aplurality of ultrasonic sensors 2 disposed on the substrate 100, and oneultrasonic generator 1 disposed on the substrate 100. The ultrasonicgenerator 1 may have a plurality of openings, and at least one of theplurality of ultrasonic sensors 2 is disposed in at least one of theplurality of openings.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, in this embodiment, the ultrasonic generator1 and the ultrasonic sensors 2 are disposed substantially in a samelayer, and the ultrasonic generator 1 is disposed around the edge ofeach ultrasonic sensor 2. Therefore, the thickness of the touch displaysubstrate can be reduced as compared to the related art. The ultrasonicgenerator 1 having the plurality of openings is used to generateultrasonic waves, and respective ultrasonic sensors 2 are evenlyarranged in respective openings to receive the ultrasonic signals.According to the embodiment of the disclosure, when the touch displaysubstrate is touched, the ultrasonic wave generated by the ultrasonicgenerator 1 can reach a contact interface between a finger and the touchdisplay substrate. The ridge of the fingerprint texture (i.e., thefingerprint ridge) comes into contact with the touch display substrate,and there is no gap between the fingerprint ridge and the touch displaysubstrate. In this case, the fingerprint ridge will absorb theultrasonic energy emitted thereto. Further, at the position of thevalley of the fingerprint texture (i.e., the fingerprint valley), thereis a gap between the finger and the touch display substrate. In thiscase, the ultrasonic energy will be reflected at the interface of theair and the touch display substrate, such that the reflected ultrasonicwaves will be detected by the ultrasonic sensors 2. After dataprocessing, a fingerprint pattern can be created based on the above twodifferent signals.

FIGS. 3 to 5 are schematic diagrams illustrating a structure of a touchdisplay substrate according to another embodiment of the presentdisclosure.

As illustrated in FIGS. 3 to 5, the touch display substrate according toanother embodiment of the present disclosure may include a substrate100, a plurality of ultrasonic sensors 2 disposed on the substrate 100,and one ultrasonic generator 1 disposed on the substrate 100. Theultrasonic generator 1 and the ultrasonic sensors 2 are disposedsubstantially in a same layer, and the ultrasonic generator 1 has aplurality of openings, wherein at least one of the plurality ofultrasonic sensors 2 is disposed in at least one of the plurality ofopenings. The touch display substrate may further include a plurality ofpixels 3 arranged in an array and a peripheral area surrounding theplurality of pixels 3, and each of the plurality of openings correspondsto each of the plurality of openings 3.

Both of the plurality of ultrasonic sensors 2 and the plurality ofpixels 3 in FIG. 3 are arranged in an array, such that each structurallayer of each ultrasonic sensor 2 can be formed by using the same maskas that used for forming each pixel 3.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, as illustrated inFIG. 4, each of the pixels 3 may include a plurality of sub-pixels, theultrasonic sensor 2 and the sub-pixels are arranged in an array, and theultrasonic generator 1 has a grid-shaped distribution.

In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 4, each pixel 3 is illustrated toinclude sub-pixels such as a red (R) sub-pixel, a green (G) sub-pixel,and a blue (B) sub-pixel, wherein the reference sign “U” in FIG. 4represents the ultrasonic sensor 2. The ultrasonic sensor 2 may functionas a sub-pixel without display function and used to receive anultrasonic signal. It should be noted that, in this embodiment, theultrasonic sensor 2 (U) and the respective sub-pixels (R, G, B) arearranged in an array form, that is, an ultrasonic sensor 2 is disposedin each of the pixels 3, in order to make touch sensing more sensitive.It can be understood that though the red, green, and blue sub-pixels areexemplified in FIG. 4, the inventive concept of this disclosure is notlimited thereto. The sub-pixels may include a cyan sub-pixel, a violetsub-pixel, a yellow sub-pixel, and so on. Further, though respectivesub-pixels and the ultrasonic sensors 2 in each pixel 3 are arranged ina 2×2 array in FIG. 4, the inventive concept of this disclosure is notlimited thereto. It is also possible to arrange respective sub-pixelsand the ultrasonic sensors 2 in each pixel 3 in a row (see FIG. 5), thedetails for that will not be described herein.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B′ of FIG. 4.Referring to FIG. 5, the ultrasonic sensor 2 may include a dataelectrode 21, a bias electrode 23, and a sensing piezoelectric layer 22disposed between the data electrode 21 and the bias electrode 23, inaccordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The ultrasonicgenerator 1 may include an upper electrode 11, a lower electrode 13, anda generating piezoelectric layer 12 disposed between the upper electrode11 and the lower electrode 13.

The substrate 100 may be a substrate of an array substrate. A drivingcircuit (not illustrated) for the ultrasonic sensors 2 may further bedisposed on the substrate 100. A via hole may be formed under a positionof each sensor 2 and the data electrode 21 may be formed in the form ofa pixel electrode. The data electrode 21 may be connected to a pixelcircuit on the substrate 100. The bias electrode 23 may be a commonelectrode of the display panel, but the inventive concept of thisdisclosure is not limited thereto. The bias electrode 23 may also beformed independently of the common electrode of the display panel.According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the sensingpiezoelectric layer 22 may be composed of an inorganic material such aslead zirconate titanate, barium titanate or ZnO, or may be composed ofan organic piezoelectric material such as polyvinylidene fluoride. Theultrasonic generator 1 may be a whole-surface structure in a grid-shapeddistribution.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a driving principle of atouch display substrate according to an embodiment of the presentdisclosure.

Referring to FIG. 6, gate lines/scan lines 101 and data lines 102 aredisposed to cross each other, and each gate line 101 and each data line102 are connected to the gate electrode and source/drain electrode of athin film transistor (TFT), respectively. When receiving the ultrasonicsignal, scanning signals are input to the gate electrodes of respectiverows of TFTs in a progressive scanning way, to turn on the TFTsprogressively. In this case, if ultrasonic waves act on the sensingpiezoelectric layer 22 to generate a piezoelectric signal, thepiezoelectric signal can be received by the respective data lines 102.In FIG. 5, when the finger is pressed against the surface of the touchdisplay substrate, the ultrasonic wave generated by the ultrasonicgenerator 1 passes through the touch display substrate to reach thecontact interface between the finger and the touch display substrate. Inthis case, the fingerprint ridge contacts the touch display substratewith no gap therebetween, such that the ultrasonic energy emitted to thefinger would be absorbed; at the same time, there is a gap between thefinger and the touch display substrate at the position of thefingerprint valley, and the ultrasonic energy will be reflected at theinterface between the air and the touch display substrate, such that thereflected ultrasonic waves will be detected by the ultrasonic sensors 2.After data processing, a fingerprint pattern can be created based on theabove two different signals.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the data electrode21 and the lower electrode 13 may be disposed substantially in a samelayer and electrically insulated from each other, and the bias electrode23 and the upper electrode 11 may be disposed substantially in a samelayer and electrically insulated from each other. Alternatively, thedata electrode 21 and the upper electrode 11 may be disposedsubstantially in a same layer and electrically insulated from eachother, and the bias electrode 23 and the lower electrode 13 may bedisposed substantially in a same layer and electrically insulated fromeach other. The sensing piezoelectric layer 22 and the generatingpiezoelectric layer 12 may be disposed substantially in a same layer.

That is, the data electrode 21 and the lower electrode 13 can be formedby a same mask processing, the sensing piezoelectric layer 22 and thegenerating piezoelectric layer 12 can be formed by a same maskprocessing, and the bias electrode 23 and the upper electrode 11 can beformed by a same mask processing. It should be noted that the biaselectrode 23 may be connected to the common electrode in thewhole-surface form of the display substrate, and the upper electrode 11needs to be electrically insulated from the common electrode. Therefore,an insulating layer 4 can be formed between the upper electrode 11 ofthe ultrasonic generator 1 and the common electrode.

FIGS. 7 to 8 are schematic diagrams illustrating a structure of a touchdisplay substrate according to another embodiment of the disclosure.

As illustrated in FIGS. 7 and 8, a touch display substrate according toan embodiment of the present disclosure may include a substrate 100, aplurality of ultrasonic sensors 2 disposed on the substrate 100, and oneultrasonic generator 1 disposed on the substrate 100. The ultrasonicgenerator 1 and the ultrasonic sensors 2 are disposed substantially in asame layer. The ultrasonic generator 1 has a plurality of openings, andthe plurality of ultrasonic sensors 2 are disposed in the plurality ofopenings. A pixel 3 includes a plurality of sub-pixels, and a blackmatrix is provided around the sub-pixels. An orthographic projectionarea of each ultrasonic sensor 2 on the substrate 100 is less than orequal to an orthographic projection area of a grid line of the blackmatrix on the substrate 100, and an orthographic projection area of theultrasonic generator 1 on the substrate 100 is less than or equal to anorthographic projection area of the pixels 3 on the substrate 100.

In this embodiment, the ultrasonic generator 1 and the ultrasonicsensors 2 are disposed substantially in a same layer, but they are notdisposed substantially in a same layer as the sub-pixels. Each of thepixels 3 is provided with an ultrasonic sensor 2, and the ultrasonicgenerator 1 is disposed around the edge of each of the ultrasonicsensors 2.

It should be understood that the size, thickness, and the like of thevarious structures illustrated in the drawings are merely forillustration. In implementations, the projected areas of the variousstructures on the substrate 100 may be the same or different, and thedesired area of each structure may be implemented by a mask etchingprocess. Moreover, the geometric shape of each of the structuresillustrated in the drawings is not limited thereto, instead, forexample, a rectangle as illustrated in the drawings may be replaced by atrapezoid or other shapes formed by etching. Similarly, the desiredshape may be implemented by a mask etching process.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the sub-pixels andthe ultrasonic sensors 2 may be respectively disposed on two oppositesurfaces of the substrate 100 as illustrated in FIG. 7. The sub-pixelsshare a same glass substrate 100 with the ultrasonic sensors 2, that is,sub-pixels may be formed on the upper surface (also referred to as afront surface) of the substrate 100, and the ultrasonic sensors 2 may beformed on the lower surface (also referred to as a back surface) of thesubstrate 100. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, thebias electrode 23 may be connected to a common electrode in thewhole-surface form of the display substrate, and the common electrode inthe whole-surface form may be an opaque metal layer which may reflectred (R), green (G) and blue (B) light. Further, the bias electrode 23may be formed as an indium tin oxide (ITO) layer in the whole-surfaceform. In order to electrically insulate the upper electrode 11 from thecommon electrode, the insulating layer 4 may be formed between the upperelectrode 11 of the ultrasonic generator 1 and the common electrode. Aninsulating layer (not shown) may also be formed between the lowerelectrode 13 of the ultrasonic generator 1 and the substrate 100.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the touch displaysubstrate further includes a glass substrate 5 provided with a TFT, thesub-pixels and the black matrix are disposed on one side of the glasssubstrate 5, and the ultrasonic generator 1 and the ultrasonic sensors 2are disposed on the other side of the glass substrate, as illustrated inFIG. 8. In order to electrically insulate the upper electrode 11 fromthe common electrode (not illustrated) of the TFT, the insulating layer4 may be formed between the upper electrode 11 of the ultrasonicgenerator 1 and the glass substrate. An insulating layer (not shown) mayalso be formed between the lower electrode 13 of the ultrasonicgenerator 1 and the substrate 100. It should be noted that the “upper”electrode or the “lower” electrode in the present disclosure are merelytwo oppositely disposed electrodes, and the terms such as “upper” and“lower” do not refer to absolute upper or lower in the direction ofgravity.

An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a touch displaydevice including any of the touch display substrates according tovarious embodiments of the present disclosure. The display device maybe, but not limited to, a liquid crystal display panel, an electronicpaper, an OLED panel, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a television, adisplay, a notebook computer, a digital photo frame, a navigator, andany other product or component with a display function.

Obviously, there may be various changes to specific implementations ofthe above embodiments. For example, the specific materials of theelectrode layers may be selected as needed, and the details for eachelectrode layer may be adjusted as needed.

It is to be understood that the above embodiments are merely exemplaryembodiments utilized to explain the principles of the disclosure, andthe disclosure is not limited thereto. Various modifications andimprovements can be made by those skilled in the art without departingfrom the spirit and scope of the disclosure. These modifications andimprovements are also considered to be within the scope of thedisclosure.

What is claimed is:
 1. A touch display substrate, comprising a substrate, a plurality of ultrasonic sensors disposed on the substrate, and one ultrasonic generator, as a single piece, disposed on the substrate, wherein the ultrasonic generator has a plurality of openings therein, the plurality of ultrasonic sensors are disposed in the plurality of openings, respectively, the plurality of ultrasonic sensors and the ultrasonic generator are disposed in substantially a same layer, and an edge of each of the plurality of ultrasonic sensors is surrounded by the ultrasonic generator, wherein each of the ultrasonic sensors comprises a data electrode, a bias electrode, and a sensing piezoelectric layer disposed between the data electrode and the bias electrode, and the ultrasonic generator comprises an upper electrode, a lower electrode, and a generating piezoelectric layer disposed between the upper electrode and the lower electrode; wherein the data electrode and the lower electrode are disposed substantially in a same layer and are electrically insulated from each other, and the bias electrode and the upper electrode are disposed substantially in a same layer and are electrically insulated from each other; and wherein the bias electrode is connected to a common electrode of the display substrate, and the upper electrode of the ultrasonic generator and the common electrode are provided with an insulating layer therebetween such that the upper electrode is electrically insulated from the common electrode, and the upper electrode, the generating piezoelectric layer, the lower electrode, the insulating layer, and the common electrode are in sequential layers.
 2. The touch display substrate according to claim 1, wherein the touch display substrate comprises a plurality of pixels arranged in an array, each of the plurality of pixels comprises a plurality of sub-pixels, and one of the plurality of pixels and one ultrasonic sensor of the ultrasonic sensors arranged in one opening of the plurality of openings and surrounded by the ultrasonic generator.
 3. The touch display substrate according to claim 1, wherein the touch display substrate comprises a plurality of pixels arranged in an array and a peripheral area surrounding the plurality of pixels, and each of the plurality of openings corresponds to each of the plurality of pixels.
 4. The touch display substrate according to claim 1, wherein the sensing piezoelectric layer and the generating piezoelectric layer are disposed substantially in a same layer.
 5. The touch display substrate according to claim 3, wherein each of the plurality of pixels comprises a plurality of sub-pixels, and a black matrix is disposed around the sub-pixels at the peripheral area, wherein an orthographic projection area of each of the ultrasonic sensors on the substrate is less than or equal to an orthographic projection area of a grid line of the black matrix on the substrate, and an orthographic projection area of the ultrasonic generator on the substrate is less than or equal to an orthographic projection area of the plurality of pixels on the substrate.
 6. The touch display substrate according to claim 5, wherein each of the sub-pixels and each of the ultrasonic sensors are respectively disposed on two opposite surfaces of the substrate.
 7. The touch display substrate of claim 5, further comprising a glass substrate provided with a thin film transistor, wherein the sub-pixels and the black matrix are disposed on one side of the glass substrate, and the ultrasonic generator and the ultrasonic sensors are disposed on the other side of the glass substrate.
 8. A touch display device, comprising the touch display substrate of claim
 1. 9. A touch display substrate, comprising a substrate, a plurality of ultrasonic sensors disposed on the substrate, and one ultrasonic generator, as a single piece, disposed on the substrate, wherein the ultrasonic generator has a plurality of openings therein, the plurality of ultrasonic sensors are disposed in the plurality of openings, respectively, the plurality of ultrasonic sensors and the ultrasonic generator are disposed in substantially a same later, and an edge of each of the plurality of ultrasonic sensors is surrounded by the ultrasonic generator, wherein each of the ultrasonic sensors comprises a data electrode, a bias electrode, and a sensing piezoelectric layer disposed between the data electrode and the bias electrode, and the ultrasonic generator comprises an upper electrode, a lower electrode, and a generating piezoelectric layer disposed between the upper electrode and the lower electrode; wherein the data electrode and the upper electrode are disposed substantially in a same layer and are electrically insulated from each other, and the bias electrode and the lower electrode are disposed substantially in a same layer and are electrically insulated from each other; and wherein the data electrode is connected to a common electrode of the display substrate, and the upper electrode of the ultrasonic generator and the common electrode are provided with an insulating layer therebetween such that the upper electrode is electrically insulated from the common electrode, and the upper electrode, the generating piezoelectric layer, the lower electrode, the insulating layer and the common electrode are in sequential layers.
 10. The touch display substrate according to claim 9, wherein the touch display substrate comprises a plurality of pixels arranged in an array, each of the plurality of pixels comprises a plurality of sub-pixels, one of the plurality of pixels and one ultrasonic sensor of the plurality of ultrasonic sensors are arranged in one opening of the plurality of openings and surrounded by the ultrasonic generator.
 11. The touch display substrate according to claim 9, wherein the touch display substrate comprises a plurality of pixels arranged in an array and a peripheral area surrounding the plurality of pixels, and each of the plurality of openings corresponds to each of the plurality of pixels.
 12. The touch display substrate according to claim 9, wherein the sensing piezoelectric layer and the generating piezoelectric layer are disposed substantially in a same layer.
 13. The touch display substrate according to claim 11, wherein each of the plurality of pixels comprises a plurality of sub-pixels, and a black matrix is disposed around the sub-pixels at the peripheral area, wherein an orthographic projection area of each of the ultrasonic sensors on the substrate is less than or equal to an orthographic projection area of a grid line of the black matrix on the substrate, and an orthographic projection area of the ultrasonic generator on the substrate is less than or equal to an orthographic projection area of the plurality of pixels on the substrate.
 14. The touch display substrate according to claim 13, wherein each of the sub-pixels and each of the ultrasonic sensors are respectively disposed on two opposite surfaces of the substrate.
 15. The touch display substrate according to claim 13, further comprising a glass substrate provided with a thin film transistor, wherein the sub-pixels and the black matrix are disposed on one side of the glass substrate, and the ultrasonic generator and the ultrasonic sensors are disposed on the other side of the glass substrate.
 16. A touch display device, comprising the touch display substrate according to claim
 9. 17. A touch display substrate, comprising a substrate, a plurality of ultrasonic sensors disposed on the substrate, and one ultrasonic generator disposed on the substrate, wherein the ultrasonic generator has a plurality of openings, and at least one of the plurality of ultrasonic sensors is disposed in at least one of the plurality of openings, wherein each of the ultrasonic sensors comprises a data electrode, a bias electrode, and a sensing piezoelectric layer disposed between the data electrode and the bias electrode, and the ultrasonic generator comprises an upper electrode, a lower electrode, and a generating piezoelectric layer disposed between the upper electrode and the lower electrode; wherein the data electrode and the lower electrode are disposed substantially in a same layer and are electrically insulated from each other, and the bias electrode and the upper electrode are disposed substantially in a same layer and are electrically insulated from each other; and wherein the bias electrode is connected to a common electrode of the display substrate, with the bias electrode and the common electrode being in directly adjacent layers or the bias electrode and the common electrode are formed as a single piece, and the upper electrode of the ultrasonic generator and the common electrode are provided with an insulating layer therebetween such that the upper electrode is electrically insulated from the common electrode, and the upper electrode, the generating piezoelectric layer, the lower electrode, the insulating layer and the common electrode are in sequential layers.
 18. The touch display substrate according to claim 17, wherein the touch display substrate comprises a plurality of pixels arranged in an array, each of the plurality of pixels comprises a plurality of sub-pixels, the ultrasonic sensor and the sub-pixels are arranged in an array, and the ultrasonic generator has a grid-shaped distribution.
 19. The touch display substrate according to claim 17, wherein the ultrasonic generator and the ultrasonic sensors are disposed substantially in a same layer.
 20. The touch display substrate according to claim 17, wherein the touch display substrate comprises a plurality of pixels arranged in an array and a peripheral area surrounding the plurality of pixels, and each of the plurality of openings corresponds to each of the plurality of pixels. 